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  • Smoke (V) (2017)
  • Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short
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Smoke (V) (2017)
Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short
In 2014, the worst recorded Ebola epidemic began spreading throughout West Africa. This highly contagious disease was often contracted through the bodily fluids of the infected with a death rate between 68 and 90 percent for its victims. ...See moreIn 2014, the worst recorded Ebola epidemic began spreading throughout West Africa. This highly contagious disease was often contracted through the bodily fluids of the infected with a death rate between 68 and 90 percent for its victims. At the height of the epidemic, medical professionals discovered that the traditional methods of Muslim burial in West Africa, in which family and community members washed and prepared the body of the deceased prior to entombing, was one of the many ways the deadly disease spread. At the urging of doctors, Liberia and other West African nations began requiring the bodies of Ebola victims to be cremated and their ashes buried. This went against the cultural and tribal traditions of the local population. Those hired to do the burning of the bodies were often ostracized and shunned by their own families as well as the communities they were trying to protect. Smoke is about those Liberians who took on the dangerous and controversial task of combatting the Ebola epidemic, only to find their own lives changed forever. See less
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Director
David Tucker II
Writer
David Tucker II (writer)
Producer
David Tucker II (producer)
Editor
Tom Butterworth
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Updated Nov 3, 2017

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